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Kwaidan

Kwaidan

Kwaidan

1965-01-06 - 183 minutes

7.70 / 10

Overview

In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

Screenplay

Director - Masaki Kobayashi

Genres

Horror

Fantasy

Drama

Videos

KWAIDAN (Masters of Cinema) Ne

Trailer

Ernest Dickerson on KWAIDAN

Featurette

Images

Cast

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Misako Watanabe

Misako Watanabe

Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Father (segment "The Black Hair")

Ranko Akagi

Ranko Akagi

Mother (segment "The Black Hair")

Fumie Kitahara

Fumie Kitahara

(segment "The Black Hair")

Kappei Matsumoto

Kappei Matsumoto

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Yoshiko Ieda

Yoshiko Ieda

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Otome Tsukimiya

Otome Tsukimiya

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Kenzō Tanaka

Kenzō Tanaka

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Kiyoshi Nakano

Kiyoshi Nakano

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Akiko Nomura

Akiko Nomura

(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

(segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Yoichi Hayashi

Yoichi Hayashi

Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Eiko Muramatsu

Eiko Muramatsu

Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

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